Two degree rise in temperature will hit India’s agriculture: Report
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) An expected two degrees Celsius rise in the world’s average temperatures in the next few decades would make India’s…
Environment
Monsoon catches Delhi unawares this year too
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Submerged roads, crippled traffic, people wading in knee-deep water mixed with sewage — these are common scenes in the…
Rhino horn seized in Assam
byGuwahati, June 19 (IANS) In continuing operations against illegal trade of rhino horn, police in Assam’s Jorhat district Wednesday recovered a rhino horn worth…
Sultry day in Delhi, Thursday to be cloudy
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The temperature in the national capital Wednesday shot up a little at 35.5 degrees Celsius – two notches below…
Thousands missing in Kedarnath, death toll may zoom
byDehradun/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Thousands of people are missing following the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, officials said Wednesday, adding the death toll may run…
Konkan Railway introduces ‘green’ toilets (With Image)
byMumbai, June 19 (IANS) Regular toilets will be replaced by eco-friendly bio-toilets for disposing human waste at all stations of the Konkan Railway (KR),…
Radioactive element found in groundwater near Japan n-plant
byTokyo, June 19 (IANS) High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope have been found in groundwater near the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan,…
Two units of Assam’s Kopili hydel project shut down
byShillong, June 19 (IANS) Two units of the 275 MW Kopili Hydel Project in Assam, owned by the North Eastern Electric Corp (NEEPCO), has…
350 families moved from flooded Haryana villages
byChandigarh: Authorities in Haryana’s Palwal district today shifted nearly 350 families from two villages after the water level in the Yamuna river crossed the…
Yamuna to break 35-year record Wednesday
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river here will reach 207.7 metres by Wednesday evening, the highest ever recorded…